Ranisha looked up from the railing. She walked into the third door, nearest to Kagero's Cabin, up some stairs into the Captains Cabin, she took out something and looked out the window.

"Pirates all right," she murmured under her breath. "Everyone, retrieve your battle gear, Pirates are up ahead!"

Ranisha ran down the stairs, pulling her hair back into a low lose ponytail, after letting it lose a while after. She walked up towards the front of the ship and stood there, her right hand on her swords sheath, ready for attack.

‘Maybe below deck.’ said Remesh checking his satchel. He fastened the clasp. ‘Wouldn’t want to lose anything.’ He looked around at the soldiers preparing themselves for battle. This was a time, anticipating the coming battle, that he especially enjoyed. He thought of Red’s recent beverage. ‘I don’t think you’re going to need a cannon.’ he said to Redwick, grinning from ear to ear.

‘d**n!!!’ cursed Remesh. He opened his satchel and took out a bottle of smelling salts. He took off the top and waved the bottle under Red’s nose. ‘Wake up, Red.’ he said, looking over his shoulder at the approaching ships.

Standing nearby, Remesh said, ‘Gosh, you’re right, unless they’re the Sloth Pirates of Lower Utisina.’ He drew his dark sword, careful not to let it get too close to Kagero. The sword emitted harmful radiation that poisoned anyone or thing cut by it, and coming too close wasn’t good for you either.

A pirate’s head appeared over the gunwale. Remesh swung his sword and the pirate’s head, cleaved from it’s neck, toppled slowly into the sea. Remesh used his sword to push the body away, but the ‘dead’ pirate’s hands grasped the sword. Remesh pushed hard, and the sword sank into the pirates headless torso. The hands let go. Remesh looked around. Pirates were climbing up over the gunwale by the dozen. He freed his sword, the body falling into the sea, it’s black heart punctured.

‘Behind you.’ he shouted to Kagero as a pirate approached from her blind side, cutlass in hand, and grinning like a demon.

Kagero took a step backwards, more-so near the pirate. She then smiled and a shiny object illuminated the air. Within five seconds later the pirate stood there, frozen stiff. Soon, the body realized what had happened, and the man slid off into halves.

She looked over at the men climbing over the sides of the ship. Kager hopped back up on the side and drew her bow and arrow shooting three down into the water.

Remesh hacked another pirate to pieces. He was glad he’d drunk some of that potion. His arm would be getting tired otherwise. The dwarf was coping well, and Kagero had avoided her attacker. Only so many pirates could fit on one ship, even if there were two, and they were winning.

‘I’m not sure. a hundred maybe? What happened?’ asked Remesh, surveying the two halves of the pirate behind Kagero.